Chevrolet Cruze Repair Manual: Deployment Inside Vehicle - Vehicle Scrapping Procedure
Deploy the inflator modules inside of the vehicle when destroying the vehicle
or when salvaging the vehicle for parts. This includes, but is
not limited to, the following situations:
- The vehicle has completed all useful life.
- Irreparable damage occurred to the vehicle in a non-deployment type
accident.
- Irreparable damage occurred to the vehicle during a theft.
- The vehicle is being salvaged for parts to be used on a vehicle with a
different VIN, as opposed to rebuilding as the same VIN.
Warning: Refer to SIR Inflatable Module Deployment Outside Vehicle
Warning in the Preface section.
- Lower the driver and passenger windows.
- Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position and remove the ignition
key.
- Check that all inflator modules which will be deployed are mounted
securely.
- Remove all loose objects from the front seats.

Warning: A deployed dual stage inflator module will look the same
whether one or both stages were used. Always assume a
deployed dual stage inflator module has an active stage 2. Improper handling or
servicing can activate the inflator module and cause
personal injury.
- Disconnect the steering wheel module yellow connector (1) from vehicle
harness yellow connector (3).

Note: If the vehicle is equipped with dual stage air bags the
steering wheel module and instrument panel module will each have
4 wires. Refer to Component Connector End Views for determining high and low
circuits.
- Cut the yellow harness connector out of the vehicle, leaving at least 16
cm (6 in) of wire at the connector.
- Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from each of the connector wire
leads.

- Cut two 6.1 m (20 ft) deployment wires from a 0.8 mm (18 gauge) or
thicker multi-strand wire. Use these wires to fabricate the
driver deployment harness.
- Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from both ends of the wires.
- Twist together one end from each of the wires in order to short the
wires. Deployment wires shall remain shorted, and not connected
to a power source until you are ready to deploy the inflator module.

- Twist together the 2 connector wire leads from the high circuits from
both stages of the steering wheel module, to one set of
deployment wires. Refer to Component Connector End Views in order to
determine the correct circuits.
- Inspect that the 3-wire connection is secure.
- Secure and insulate the 3-wire connection to the deployment harness
using electrical tape.

- Twist together the 2 connector wire leads from the low circuits from
both stages of the steering wheel module, to one set of
deployment wires. Refer to Component Connector End Views in order to
determine the correct circuits.
- Inspect that the 3-wire connection is secure.
- Secure and insulate the 3-wire connection to the deployment harness
using electrical tape.
- Connect the deployment harness to the connector on the steering wheel
module.
- Route the deployment harness out of the driver side of the vehicle.
- Disconnect the yellow left roof rail harness connector from the vehicle
harness connector.
- Cut the harness connector out of the vehicle, leaving at least 16 cm (6
in) of wire at the connector.
- Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from each of the connector wire
leads.
- Cut two 6.1 m (20 ft) deployment wires from a 0.8 mm (18 gauge) or
thicker multi-strand wire. These wires will be used to fabricate
the roof rail air bag deployment harness.
- Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from both ends of the wires.
- Twist together one end from each of the wires in order to short the
wires.
- Twist together one connector wire lead to one deployment wire.
- Secure and insulate the connection using electrical tape.
- Twist together and tape the remaining connector wire lead to the
remaining deployment wire.
- Connect the deployment harness to the yellow connector of the roof rail
module.
- Route the deployment harness out of the driver side of the vehicle.

- Disconnect the instrument panel module yellow harness connector (1) from
the vehicle harness connector (2).
Note: If the vehicle is equipped with dual stage air bags the
steering wheel module and instrument panel module will each have
4 wires. Refer to Component Connector End Views for determining high and low
circuits.
- Cut the yellow harness connector out of the vehicle, leaving at least 16
cm (6 in) of wire at the connector.
- Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from each of the connector wire
leads.
- Cut two 6.1 m (20 ft) deployment wires from a 0.8 mm (18 gauge) or
thicker multi-strand wire. These wires will be used to fabricate
the passenger deployment harness.
- Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from both ends of the
wires.
- Twist together one end from each of the wires in order to short the
wires.
- Twist together the 2 connector wire leads from the high circuits from
both stages of the instrument panel module to one set of
deployment wires. Refer to Component Connector End Views in order to
determine the correct circuits.
- Inspect that the 3-wire connection is secure.
- Secure and insulate the 3-wire connection to the deployment harness
using electrical tape.
- Twist together the 2 connector wire leads from the low circuits from
both stages of the instrument panel module to one set of
deployment wires. Refer to Component Connector End Views in order to
determine the correct circuits.
- Inspect that the 3-wire connection is secure.
- Secure and insulate the 3-wire connection to the deployment harness
using electrical tape.
- Connect the deployment harness to the instrument panel module in-line
connector.
- Route the deployment harness out of the passenger side of the vehicle.
- Disconnect the yellow harness connector to the right roof rail air bag
from the vehicle harness connector.
- Cut the harness connector out of the vehicle, leaving at least 16 cm (6
in) of wire at the connector.
- Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from each of the connector wire
leads.
- Cut two 6.1 m (20 ft) deployment wires from a 0.8 mm (18 gauge) or
thicker multi-strand wire. These wires will be used to fabricate
the roof rail air bag deployment harness.
- Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from both ends of the wires.
- Twist together one end from each of the wires in order to short the
wires.
- Twist together one connector wire lead to one deployment wire.
- Secure and insulate the connection using electrical tape.
- Twist together and tape the remaining connector wire lead to the
remaining deployment wire.
- Connect the deployment harness to the roof rail module yellow connector.
- Route the deployment harness out of the passenger side of the vehicle.
- Completely cover the windshield and the front door window openings with
a drop cloth.
- Stretch to the full length all of the deployment harness wires on the
right side of the vehicle.
- Deploy each deployment loop one at a time.
- Place a power source, 12 V minimum/2A minimum, such as a vehicle
battery, near the shorted end of the harnesses.
- Separate one set of wires and touch the wire ends to the power source in
order to deploy the selected inflator module.
- Disconnect the deployment harness from the power source and twist the
wire ends together.
- Continue the same process with the remaining deployment harnesses.
- Disconnect all harnesses from the vehicle.
- Discard the harnesses.
- Scrap the vehicle in the same manner as a non-SIR equipped vehicle.
- If one or all of the inflator modules did not deploy, remove the
undeployed modules from the vehicle.
Deploy the inflator module outside of the vehicle when the vehicle will be
returned to service. Situations that require deployment outside
of the vehicle include the following:
Using the SIR di ...
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